In India biometric IDs have been issued to all residents. Pretty sure if the present govt and their private sector backers have their way it will be gradually l

In India biometric IDs have been issued to all residents. Pretty sure if the present govt and their private sector backers have their way it will be gradually linked to credit/debit cards, if not replace them. It is already linked with your bank accounts, tax returns, subsidised food, cooking gas, mobile numbers and so on. But merely linking the ID number is a far cry from actually authenticating the biometrics, which seems to be seldom done.